John Axford arrived from Toronto and was activated to take his place in the Dodgers' bullpen. Goeddel owns a 3.06 ERA, 1.302 WHIP and 43/20 K/BB ratio over 35 1/3 innings on the season. He isn't expected to need much longer than a minimum stint on the disabled list. Aug 4 - 9:02 AM

Dodgers claimed RHP Erik Goeddel off waivers from the Mariners.

Goeddel is out of options, so he'll join the major league club this weekend in Washington, D.C. A corresponding move by the Dodgers will be announced later Friday. Goeddel, 29, holds a 3.78 ERA and 118/43 K/BB ratio over 112 relief innings at the major league level. Coincidentally, the Dodgers just signed his brother, Tyler, to a minor league contract earlier this week. May 18 - 2:12 PM

Goeddel earned a win with two scoreless innings of relief Tuesday night against the Rangers, but the Mariners needed to clear out a 40-man roster spot for Christian Bergman, who will make a spot start on Wednesday. Goeddel has a 1.23 ERA in 7 1/3 major league innings this season and should draw interest on waivers. May 16 - 1:51 PM

Depth Charts

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said following Monday's game that Brian Dozier will be sent for further testing after an EKG test for cardiac rhythms revealed "abnormalities."

This was after Dozier left Monday's game against the Giants due to dizziness. The Dodgers will obviously take every precaution before clearing him to return to game action. There should be more clarity on his status in the next couple of days.

This seems like a phantom injury as the Dodgers needed to clear a roster spot for Justin Turner and really have nowhere to put Utley now that Brian Dozier has taken over at second base. The 39-year-old has hit .240 over 146 at-bats in what will be his final major league season.

Corey Seager will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his left hip Tuesday.

Seager, of course, is already three months into his recovery from Tommy John surgery. The Dodgers are expecting the shortstop to be ready to go for the beginning of spring training. That's assuming his rehab moves along without any hiccups, which is far from a safe bet given that he'll be coming back from a pair of surgeries.

Alex Wood (hip) will be activated from the disabled list to start Tuesday, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Saturday.

Assuming that's the case, Wood will have just missed the minimum after leaving a start on August 4 with left adductor tendinitis. That's clearly a best-case scenario for both Wood and the Dodgers, who haven't had much luck with pitcher health in recent memory. Wood will carry a 3.58 ERA into that Tuesday start against the division-rival Giants.

The Dodgers are getting both Ryu and Alex Wood (hip) back this week and are moving Kenta Maeda to the bullpen. Ryu has been on the shelf since early May with a strained groin but looked good in two rehab starts, allowing just one run with a 7/0 K/BB ratio over nine innings. The left-hander wouldn't appear to be ready for a full workload just yet but looks like a good rest of the season bet if he can manage to stay healthy.

Urias worked 1 2/3 scoreless innings in the Arizona League last Saturday. Now 13 months removed from shoulder surgery, the left-hander has looked sharp in his rehab, topping out at 94 mph on the radar gun. The Dodgers plan to activate Urias on September 1 with the hope that he'll be able to contribute as a bullpen arm down the stretch.

Santana hit the DL earlier in the week with a right rotator cuff strain, and it's obviously severe enough that the Dodgers don't anticipate him being ready before early August at the earliest. Santana got torched in his major league debut against the Rockies and will now have to wait a while before getting a shot at a second impression.

Kenley Jansen (heart) threw a bullpen session Monday and will throw another one Wednesday and Friday.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Monday that the team was "encouraged" about Jansen's chances of beating his projected 4-6 week timetable. That's the good news. That bad news is Jansen was also told by doctors that there's a good chance he will need ablation surgery again this offseason, which is the same procedure he had six years ago. Scott Alexander is the favorite for saves in the L.A. bullpen for now, although manager Dave Roberts has indicated he could use multiple relievers.

Tony Cingrani received a cortisone injection in his ailing left shoulder on Friday.

The good news, is that he also underwent a follow-up MRI which revealed no structural damage. His potential return to the Dodgers' bullpen will be delayed though. He'll be shut down for the next couple of days before attempting to resume throwing again. At this point, we may not see him back on the big league mound before the end of August.

John Axford could miss three weeks with a break in the tip of his fibula.

Axford suffered the injury when he was hit by a comebacker on Sunday. He can now be ruled out until September. The veteran right-hander has allowed six runs in 2 1/3 innings since coming over from the Blue Jays at the trade deadline.

Hudson plans to play catch again on Friday and could resume mound work as soon as Saturday. The right-hander landed on the DL with forearm tightness earlier this week but said he's already feeling better. Hudson's injury shouldn't require a lengthy absence.

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